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The committee reviewed routine year-end financial housekeeping and several administrative authorizations the district will act on at upcoming meetings, including a request to authorize the business administrator to release checks in July, a budget transfer to cover substitute-teacher service shortfalls and a reading of a proposed credit-card policy for limited district use.

The committee’s discussion matters because the district closes its fiscal year over the summer and needs interim authority to pay vendors and process payroll before the board reconvenes. Miss Harvey said the district will continue paying current-year bills through the summer and “bring those bills to the board in August for ratification and approval.”

Most immediate was an annual agenda item to “authorize the business administrator to release checks for the month of July,” Miss Harvey said, noting the district typically has no board meeting in July. The committee did not record a formal vote in the committee transcript; the authorization is presented as a routine, annual motion that the board customarily approves at its next voting meeting.

The committee also discussed a budget transfer to cover end-of-year substitute-teacher service expenses. Miss Harvey said the transfer should “finish the year,” and referenced an approximate figure when she asked, “Correct? The 90,000? Yeah.” The transcript records the figure as approximate; the final amount will appear in the formal transfer motion and audit documentation.

Members reviewed the annual “commit fund balance” authorization that lets administration assign portions of the fund balance during the audit — for capital reserves, one-time purchases or anticipated settlements — and expected detailed dollar amounts after the audit is complete in August and September.

On banking, Miss Harvey summarized the annual designation of depositories required by the school code, listing the Pennsylvania State Liquid Asset Fund, the Local Government Trusts and TD Bank as the district’s primary institutions. “This is an annual approval that is required by the school code,” she said.

The committee heard the first reading of proposed school board policy 625, a narrow credit-card policy that would allow a district-controlled card kept in the business office for limited uses such as event registrations that only accept cards. Miss Harvey said the district “does not have currently any type of Mastercard, Visa card” and that the card would be “kept in the business office under Dom’s control and Tina’s,” not issued to employees.

District staff also presented items that will come to the board later this month or in August: closing inactive student-activity accounts, tax appeals submitted by the solicitor and food-service pricing. On lunch pricing, Miss Harvey said the district cannot set 2025–26 prices until the federal government issues the school-price-equity tool used to calculate allowable price increases; she said any increase is likely small, “probably talking about a dime.”

What happens next: the administration will present specific motions and dollar amounts for ratification at the district’s voting meetings and in August after the audit. The committee did not record formal votes on the items in the committee transcript; several items were presented for board action at the next regular or voting meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","MNSD Committee Meetings 6-10-2025","oneSentenceSummary","Miss Harvey, speaking at the Marple Newtown School Board’s June 10 budget and finance committee meeting, said the district had “the usual bills for payment, for the general fund and food service bills.”","taxTitle","Marple Newtown SD, School Districts, Pennsylvania","taxId",38757,"location","Pennsylvania","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6207240,"District to adopt Branching Minds, Amplify Desmos and TWIG training as part of fall instruction plans",0,1466000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3758482-93c7ad18d4b044bfc16f441466d7b891&start=1466&end=1466","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3758482-93c7ad18d4b044bfc16f441466d7b891/thumbnail_1466000.jpg","/articles/6207240/Pennsylvania/District-to-adopt-Branching-Minds-Amplify-Desmos-and-TWIG-training-as-part-of-fall-instruction-plans","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6207240-f2c3ac0f769f87c9fb470207eb046c2c/orig.mp4?Expires=1776641441&Signature=KrLsjGFsTZkIiIVFNoIKrYdW2LnrulHJf1P5blQX8AE8cTrghs8TMuPtEC81SfnH~69CIX35xRZQJPgU1BgsF54ulN6KoyLraNSbY1kWK~NFDcAaAKxwk12wFiTTs5yq4gB0~NgZUSjPk91xs5wi24H~66H-4dNgjnrEZOLF-G5HWRsS93F5CIRPq2H0hQ6yAsXPPNH2ZruKogKVZO-qk~ZcS3FJs4NDFeZax3H6wzO1ci9D2CjUJUs6AY96Ud8hvVXVH6NeNgmdHwYvac3Pc31PTc6hT-6-0wJ6treTKAA8k3PFqAe49Qb5fIGCcGBFSjXcIsMvdl7tUeQvhDTFQw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Doctor Felya, presenting to the Marple Newtown School Board’s Curriculum, Instruction and Technology committee on June 10, outlined several curricular and instructional support initiatives the district plans to implement in the coming school year.

“We're asking for approval for a program with a vendor, called Branching Minds,” Doctor Felya said, describing the vendor as “a leader in the field of MTSS, which is multi tiered system of support.” He said the district will implement Branching Minds across the four elementary schools this fall.

From a secondary-math perspective, the district plans to bring in Amplify Desmos to support middle- and high-school students, Doctor Felya said. The committee also discussed STEALS science standards that Pennsylvania requires next year; the district selected the TWIG curriculum and is scheduling associated training sessions.

Felya described the Branching Minds implementation as “a tremendous amount of work” and said the vendor will assist the district “to do the heavy lifting” to move the MTSS initiative forward. The committee heard that teachers will receive training and that the initiative will roll out in the fall for elementary schools.

The committee also noted smaller items on the agenda: planned teacher trips (including a Best Buddies trip) and new volunteer high-school clubs for pickleball and photography. Those items were presented as routine program updates and faced no committee vote in the transcript.

Next steps: the district will bring vendor agreements, implementation timelines and training schedules to the board for approval as required. Committee discussion focused on program rollout and staff training; the transcript records the items as proposals and informational updates rather than completed contracts.","Marple Newtown officials told the curriculum committee they plan to implement Branching Minds for MTSS across four elementary schools this fall, adopt Amplify Desmos math supports for middle and high schools and conduct STEALS training using the TWIG science curriculum.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6207244,"Russell Elementary water-main break prompts planned renovation request to use capital reserve",79,1323000,1402000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3758482-93c7ad18d4b044bfc16f441466d7b891&start=1323&end=1402","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3758482-93c7ad18d4b044bfc16f441466d7b891/thumbnail_1323000.jpg","/articles/6207244/Pennsylvania/Russell-Elementary-water-main-break-prompts-planned-renovation-request-to-use-capital-reserve","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6207244-61a4d3e3fc869503dbdedaf3c19893c1/orig.mp4?Expires=1776641441&Signature=iCMzjyhEME~HbKSGGsjnmu4PINaP8QG92xGGCnPAlQuwMtzzo9LhdSUBzetR1Ie48Vj-ek2FLv4SpvPWRYWzL-hY1Db6coTitTU6PO8rYc3XQy6xTIrHxlA7rG2MRLIodqqad69vZ-SnHa0ZFaxTF5qiyKHRFqZmuQy1Fr~B5r6PNPx8ejRSKuJsAyNksnerazf4FSvhGlo-l7pq3KkOntNOpSjvryF3gErgxNwKO4HUnuhiS1lRLP6pq2nciV0lwoqCtcJ5ARjUOSGpFx6DlCR5LM~6ZDvt~hafjOYuVGX5p4nSpHals44GHY~oQ4pKrgZ9wEq1901vgPlEqN57ZA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Mister Desi, the district’s facilities and transportation representative, told the Marple Newtown School Board’s committee meeting on June 10 that a minor water-main break occurred at Russell Elementary on the night of May 11 and damaged portions of the building.

“We are working as administrative team, with the insurance company to do some remediation of some damage areas that were affected by this water main break,” Mister Desi said. He said he is coordinating with Dr. Kane and the business administrator and plans to present budget numbers at the next voting meeting for renovations funded from capital reserve.

The update matters because it signals a planned capital request and an expected reimbursement path: Desi said the district would initially pay for renovations from the capital reserve and then work with the insurance company “to have those funds reimbursed.” The committee transcript records the item as an update; no formal vote was recorded during the committee discussion.

Desi asked whether there were any questions and said he would present figures at the voting meeting after confirming insurance estimates. The committee did not provide further direction or a recorded vote in the transcript; the item was presented as a forthcoming agenda item for board action.

Next steps: Facilities staff will finalize repair estimates and present a formal budget request at the next voting meeting, and the business office will coordinate insurance reimbursement if the board approves use of capital reserve funds.","Facilities staff told the board a May 11 water-main break at Russell Elementary damaged areas of the school and that administration will seek capital-reserve funding for renovations, with the district pursuing insurance reimbursement.","actionData","errors"]

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Marple Newtown committee previews July payments, budget transfers and a new credit-card policy

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